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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
> I have finally got around to putting up some images of two historic facades I
> have done recently:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=28979
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> And in a magnificent display of patience waited until the brickshelf folder was
> moderated before posting this message, so no need to post deep links :-)
>
> One is of the Albion Fire Station here in Brisbane (Australia) where I live,
> which is no longer used as a fire station but is converted to offices.
>
> The other is the former Australian Bank of Commerce in Charters Towers in the
> north of Queensland (Australia), a neo-classical building from the 1890s during
> the heyday of its gold rush, which is now converted into the World Theatre. I
> visited Charters Towers on holidays earlier this year, and was inspired by this
> building.
>
> In each case, there is a contemporary picture of the building as well as my
> Lego interpretation of their original appearance. Although I have seen photos
> of both buildings from earlier times, I don't have them available to scan.
> However, for the record, there is some variation from the original in both
> cases, either due to difficulty in obtaining parts or due to the fact that I
> thought it looked better that way :-)
>
> As this is my first attempt at a brickshelf folder, I was not too sure how much
> to trade off file size for download against image size/quality for your viewing
> pleasure. I feel the pictures look a little grainy but the better resolution
> images were huge. What size/resolution do most people aim for?
>
> LMKWYT
ITTTAPG!
(I think that they are pretty good!)
I love the arch detail on the fire station, and the ornate detailing on the
old bank captures gold rush extravagance.
NB: There has been some discussion about how slow Brickshelf is of late.
Your images were slow for me to download, but I noted that they're not that
large.
Cheers
Richie
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